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MS HB4175
Bill
Status
Failed
4/15/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rickey Thompson
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AI Summary
- Restores voting rights to Charles Covington of Lee County, Mississippi, who lost suffrage due to felony convictions
- Covington was convicted on February 26, 2009, of residential burglary and two counts of third-degree arson in Lee County
- Sentences totaled 13 years: 7 years for burglary and 3 years each for the two arson charges, served with the Mississippi Department of Corrections
- Released to Earned Release Supervision on October 18, 2011, and fully discharged on August 3, 2012
- Legislature notes Covington has conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen since discharge
Legislative Description
Suffrage; restore to Charles Covington of Lee County.
Last Action
Died In Committee
4/15/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division B3/26/2026
Judiciary B3/23/2026
Full Bill Text
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